Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Napoli above the line, Bologna below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
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NapoliBolognasolid = xG20 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Napoli
Bologna
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Napoli or Bologna got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 1 of 1 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Napoli has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Napoli's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
23.0%
Progression
41.8%
Chance creation
33.7%
Attacking transition
1.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Napoli spends most of its time on the ball (42% of its time on the ball).
Bologna
The question
When Bologna has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Bologna's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
39.5%
Progression
44.0%
Chance creation
15.7%
Attacking transition
0.8%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Bologna spends most of its time on the ball (44% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. Lines are this match's passes between two players, thicker for more.
Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed). Eight families per team — click any map to open it wide, then filter by channel or third, from one to another (or click a cell of the flow grids), by outcome, half, minute and passer. Channels: right wing, right half-space, centre, left half-space, left wing.
From channel
To channel
From third
To third
Outcome · half
Minutes
Channel to channel · click a cell
Third to third · click a cell
Touch Density
Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.
Napoli — 723 touches
Bologna — 599 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Napoli
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Napoli actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
593
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
153
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left wing of the attacking third (13.7% of all actions). 56% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 44% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 21% defensive, 48% middle, 31% attacking.
Bologna
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Bologna actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
445
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
100
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left wing of the middle third (12.1% of all actions). 55% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 45% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 36% defensive, 47% middle, 17% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Napoli leaned on their left (47%); Bologna leaned on their left (41%).
Napoli
L
47%21%32%
R
Bologna
L
41%22%37%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Napoli — 65 entries, 52% through the left wing
Bologna — 34 entries, 44% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Napoli
The football question
How does Napoli progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
124build-up passes attempted
88%completed
30%reach the middle third
7%go long into the final third
Pass types
49CB · 45%
7Long Wide · 6%
2Long Central · 2%
32Wide → FB · 29%
19Central · 17%
Sequence success — build-up
21build-up sequences in this match
19%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
24%turned over with nothing to show
CB49 · 45%
Long Wide7 · 6%
Long Central2 · 2%
Wide → FB32 · 29%
Central19 · 17%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Napoli build predominantly down the right, with Rrahmani as the fulcrum (27 build-up passes). Only 38% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → C def (9×).
Bologna
The football question
How does Bologna progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
161build-up passes attempted
81%completed
32%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
59CB · 45%
10Long Wide · 8%
5Long Central · 4%
44Wide → FB · 34%
12Central · 9%
Sequence success — build-up
35build-up sequences in this match
14%succeed — reach the next third or a shot
23%turned over with nothing to show
CB59 · 45%
Long Wide10 · 8%
Long Central5 · 4%
Wide → FB44 · 34%
Central12 · 9%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Bologna build predominantly down the left, with Theate as the fulcrum (32 build-up passes). Only 32% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → C def (11×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Napoli
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 50 progressive passes across 1 match (50.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
34%
Right half-space
6%
Central
12%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
32%
Progression is left-dominant: 40% right side · 12% central · 48% left.
Who generates it
Kevin De Bruyne
11 · 22%
Leonardo Spinazzola
8 · 16%
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic
6 · 12%
Amir Rrahmani
4 · 8%
Rafa Marín
4 · 8%
Top two — Kevin De Bruyne & Leonardo Spinazzola — account for 38% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
50.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
32% reach final third
24% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 68% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.32% of progressive passes reached the final third and 24% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 38% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Bologna
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 30 progressive passes across 1 match (30.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
23%
Right half-space
23%
Central
10%
Left half-space
13%
Left wing
30%
Progression is right-dominant: 47% right side · 10% central · 43% left.
Who generates it
Juan Miranda
5 · 17%
Massimo Pessina
5 · 17%
Emil Holm
4 · 13%
Federico Bernardeschi
4 · 13%
Lewis Ferguson
4 · 13%
Top two — Juan Miranda & Massimo Pessina — account for 33% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
30.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
17% reach final third
20% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 83% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.17% of progressive passes reached the final third and 20% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 33% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Napoli
The question
Where do Napoli's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
15shots
1.8xG
0.12xG per shot
1big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition27% of shots
4
0
0.31
0.08
Cross
1
0
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.22
0.07
Settled attack53% of shots
8
1
1.34
0.17
Cross
5
1
0.92
0.18
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.38
0.19
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.05
0.05
Set piece20% of shots
3
0
0.19
0.06
Corner
3
0
0.19
0.06
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Kevin De Bruyne
1
0.53
0
Stanislav Lobotka
2
0.31
0
Costantino Favasuli
2
0.28
1
Leonardo Spinazzola
2
0.21
0
Noa Lang
2
0.11
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Antonio Vergara
1
0.53
0
Rasmus Højlund
3
0.46
0
Kevin De Bruyne
3
0.27
0
Stanislav Lobotka
1
0.19
1
Rafa Marín
1
0.11
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Napoli's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.3 of 1.8 xG, 8 of 15 shots), mostly cross. 4 of the 15 shots (27%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 3 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.8 xG (-0.8).
Bologna
The question
Where do Bologna's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
5shots
0.3xG
0.05xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition20% of shots
1
0
0.02
0.02
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.02
0.02
Settled attack80% of shots
4
0
0.24
0.06
Cross
1
0
0.06
0.06
Cut-back
1
0
0.10
0.10
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.07
0.04
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Jay Enem
1
0.10
0
Juan Miranda
1
0.06
0
Nicolò Cambiaghi
1
0.05
0
Mikel Amondarain
1
0.02
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Samuel Mbangula
1
0.10
0
Tommaso Pobega
2
0.07
0
Jay Enem
1
0.06
0
Federico Bernardeschi
1
0.02
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Bologna's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.2 of 0.3 xG, 4 of 5 shots), mostly cut-back. 1 of the 5 shots (20%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 0 of the 5 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.3 xG (-0.3).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Napoli
The question
How does Napoli deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
19 crosses: 9 found a team-mate (47%), 5 led to a shot (26%). 4 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (25%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Bologna
The question
How does Bologna deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
8 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (12%). 3 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (33%), 1 led to a shot (33%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Napoli
The question
Which part of the final third does Napoli actually cross from?
19 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 42% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
8
42%
1
byline · left wing
5
26%
1
byline · right wing
4
21%
2
advanced · right wing
1
5%
1
advanced · left half-space
1
5%
0
Bologna
The question
Which part of the final third does Bologna actually cross from?
8 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 38% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
3
38%
0
byline · left wing
2
25%
1
deep · left half-space
1
12%
0
advanced · right wing
1
12%
0
byline · right wing
1
12%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+1.25Napoli on-ball value
+0.82Bologna on-ball value
NapoliBolognaEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Napoli — where the value came from
Passes593 actions+0.05
Carries153 actions+0.03
Dribbles16 actions+0.13
Shots15 actions+0.60
Ball wins49 actions+0.44
Bologna — where the value came from
Passes445 actions+0.47
Carries100 actions+0.01
Dribbles13 actions+0.04
Shots5 actions+0.01
Ball wins50 actions+0.31
Napoli — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Rafa Marín
92
+0.239
Costantino Favasuli
30
+0.193
Noa Lang
48
+0.184
Stanislav Lobotka
83
+0.176
Leonardo Spinazzola
105
+0.173
Antonio Vergara (lowest)
18
-0.124
Bologna — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Juan Miranda
72
+0.129
Emil Holm
61
+0.123
Arthur Theate
71
+0.111
Nikola Moro
34
+0.109
Lewis Ferguson
85
+0.096
Samuel Mbangula (lowest)
10
-0.030
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Napoli
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
39
Failed forward pass
24
Failed take-on
9
Lost in the defensive third
15
Their weakest zone is the central in the attacking third: 27% of 15 pass attempts there are lost (4 times). Separately, 52% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Bologna
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
14
Failed forward pass
9
Failed take-on
9
Lost in the defensive third
31
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 41% of 17 pass attempts there are lost (7 times). Separately, 22% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 129 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
28%
Middle third
46%
Own third
26%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.4 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 28% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 46% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
Bologna
Not just press intensity, but where the 150 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
5%
Middle third
33%
Own third
62%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 8.1 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 5% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 33% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Napoli
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Napoli win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 26 opposition possessions that Napoli ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Napoli step in. Napoli win it after 6.9 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.3 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
4.1passes
median 2 · before Napoli win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
14sec
median 6s · 26.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
62%
12%
15%
12%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
6.2
22s
15–30′
7.5
31s
30–45+′
7.0
24s
45–60′
1.6
8s
60–75′
2.8
6s
75–90+′
1.8
3s
average passesaverage seconds
Bologna
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Bologna win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 27 opposition possessions that Bologna ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Bologna step in. Bologna win it after 8.0 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 8.4 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
8.0passes
median 6 · before Bologna win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
26sec
median 20s · 27.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
26%
22%
26%
26%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
7.8
26s
15–30′
8.3
23s
30–45+′
7.7
20s
45–60′
7.5
25s
60–75′
7.7
28s
75–90+′
8.8
32s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Napoli — 129 actions, 95 won
Bologna — 150 actions, 109 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Napoli — 61 wins · 20% in the final third, 44% midfield, 36% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Antonio Vergara
tackle
10′
90
Costantino Favasuli
tackle
81′
84
Lorenzo Lucca
interception
93′
80
Antonio Vergara
ball-recovery
23′
78
Costantino Favasuli
ball-recovery
93′
75
Bologna — 78 wins · 3% in the final third, 17% midfield, 81% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Emil Holm
interception
5′
78
Tommaso Pobega
ball-recovery
46′
67
Federico Bernardeschi
ball-recovery
4′
57
Lewis Ferguson
ball-recovery
46′
54
Nikola Moro
ball-recovery
87′
50
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Napoli
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Napoli? 30 opponent progressive passes and 5 shots faced (0.3 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Napoli)
Right wing
21%
Right half-space
27%
Central
9%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
31%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (31% of the danger conceded).
Bologna
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Bologna? 50 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (1.8 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Bologna)
Right wing
32%
Right half-space
4%
Central
18%
Left half-space
18%
Left wing
27%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (32% of the danger conceded).
Context
Shape and tactics
How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.
How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next. The numbers use every pass, carry and take-on and follow each possession in order; the one-line verdict compares the passing with the league. Tap ? for what a number means.
Napoli
Build-up (own third)
safer, played inside, narrow, central
right 22% · centre 47% · left 31% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.156
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.21%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.0 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).71% of 41
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.37%
Progression (middle third)
safer, kept on the floor, playing short
right 35% · centre 26% · left 38% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.364
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.21%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).63% of 65
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.35%
Final third
safer, left-sided, circulating
right 29% · centre 11% · left 60% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.242
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).24% of 51
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Bologna
Build-up (own third)
safer, left-sided, more recycling
right 23% · centre 41% · left 36% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.202
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.18%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.24%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.5 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).54% of 59
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.51%
Progression (middle third)
safer, more recycling, circulating
right 31% · centre 29% · left 40% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.261
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.8 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.18%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.8 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).30% of 50
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.52%
Final third
safer, more recycling, left-sided
right 33% · centre 8% · left 59% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.95
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.20%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.11%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).25% of 16
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.50%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Napoli
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Field tilt72%vs 48%
Pass accuracy87%vs 83%
Final-third entries65vs 49
PPDA4.4vs 5.9
Defensive actions129vs 145
Bologna
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Expected goals0.26vs 1.47
Field tilt28%vs 48%
Progressive passes30vs 41
Progressive carries31vs 49
PPDA8.1vs 6.4
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Napoli
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
13%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
43%
Safe / backward
42%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Bologna
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
11%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
46%
Safe / backward
42%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Napoli: 10 corners, 2 led to a shot; Bologna: 0 corners, 0 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Napoli
10Corners
2Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
3Set-piece shots
0.19Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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Bologna
0Corners
0Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
0Set-piece shots
0.00Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Napoli
Bologna
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
